Richard Fortier held onto a partial UPI teletype from a local radio station, which details the minutes immediately following the news that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated.
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Inmate found dead at Androscoggin County Jail
Trevor M. Saunders, 25, was found unresponsive Saturday evening when a corrections officer was performing required checks at the jail in Auburn, according to officials.
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Maine health care providers rally in Lewiston to demand gun safety reform
Medical providers from across the state gathered Sunday afternoon with Maine Providers for Gun Safety, a group formed recently by Dr. Joe Anderson, a pediatrician at Central Maine Medical Center, in response to the Oct. 25 mass shooting and other gun violence in Maine and across the nation.
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Twin Cities’ wastewater plan making a splash
The Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority has determined the site of a large holding tank that will collect sewage and stormwater overflow during heavy rainfall to help prevent it from going into the Androscoggin River.
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The Lewiston mass shooting is ‘not just Lewiston’s tragedy’
Thirteen of the 18 people killed in the Oct. 25 shootings were not Lewiston residents.
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‘What a legacy:’ Hundreds attend funeral for Joe Walker
The service was a mix of lightheartedness and anguish. When Joe’s daughter, Bethany Welch, shared her memories of her Dad, so many people wept in the pews that several boxes of tissues were passed around and a whole lot of people needed them.
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Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund receives $1.8 million to help those affected by mass shooting
Organization explains how the public can help identify all who are directly affected by the mass shooting.
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State officials warn of potential for Lewiston shooting scams
After a shooting that left 18 dead in two locations on Oct. 25 in Lewiston, several fundraiser pages have appeared to help the victims and their families to recover from the emotional trauma and financial strains.
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Lewiston nonprofit to operate overnight winter shelter for young adults
The cities of Lewiston and Auburn, together with Community Concepts and the Immigrant Resource Center of Maine, jointly applied for the same grant but were not awarded.
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Former owner of controversial Lewiston cremation business found dead
Ken Kincer, whose Affordable Cremation Solution made headlines in 2021, died alone in his Auburn home.